Stove-cover lifter.



N0. 892,697. I PATENTED JULY 7, 1908. J. WERNER.

STOVE COVER LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED 00129. 1907.

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JOHN WERNER, OF WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. MONTANA.

STOVE-COVER LIFTER.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN WERNER, citizen of the United States, residingat White Sulphur Springs, in the county of Meagher and State of Montana,have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Stove-CoverLifters, of whic the following is a specification.

My invention relates to stove cover lifters and has for its object toprovide a lifter that may be not only used conveniently in handlingstove covers but readily adapted to fit the different size sockets inthe stove covers and thus become a universal stove cover lifter.

The following specification will show the construction and mode ofcombining the parts and the means whereby the objects in view areaccomplished when taken in connec tion with the drawings accompanyingthe same and forming a part hereof.

Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of my device. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view drawn through line of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is aside view of one of the jaws. Fig. 4 is a side View of the springbetween the two jaws. Fig. 5 is a cross section through line a: ofFig. 1. Fig. 6 is a top or plan view of a modified form. Fig. 7 is aninside view of one of the jaws with a longitudinal section of thebinding or pivoting strap.

Referring to the drawings 2 designates one form of my device 4 the jawsand 5 the two parts composing the handle. Each part of the handleconsists of a rectangular bar recessed or hollowed out at 6 and providedwith a shoulder 8 one on each side. The jaw 4 is shaped as shown in Fig.3 and recessed out at 10. Integral with the jaw 4 is an arm 12 alsorecessed out at 14, and said arm adapted to slide into the recess 6 ofthe handle or part 5. This arm is also cut away on one side at 15 sothat when the arm is inserted in the handle 5 the outside of the part ofjaw 4 will be flush with the shoulders on the handle. In the outer sideof the arm is a socket 16 (shown in dotted lines in Figs. 2

' and 3) in which is set a coil spring 18 adapted to engage and pressagainst the inner side of the handle 5 and hold the jaws 4 and thehandle at an angle to each other. These springs may be done away withand a single spring 20 as shown in Fig. 4, inserted between the two armsof the 'aws in their recesses 10 and throw outward t e two parts of theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 29, 1907.

Patented July 7, 1908.

Serial N0. 399,785.

handle and the points of the jaws into contact with each other.

Longitudinally around the two parts of the handle 5 is a bindingpivoting strap 22. Its forward ends 24 are provided with holes in whichpins 25 are inserted and extend through the handle 5 and arms 12. Thesepins form pivots for each part of the handle and each of the jaws andsince these pins are inserted through holes in opposite sides or edgesof the ends 24 of the binding strap 22 they will hold both jaws incontact with each other and both parts of the handle away from eachother with the spring 20 compressed between them or the springs 18compressed behind each arm.

Figs. 6 and 7 show a modified form. In this form each of the jaws 4 andthe handle 5 are made integral and hollowed or recessed out at 28whereby the lifter is light in weight and always cool. In the rear endof the inner side of each handle is a socket or hole into which a coilspring 28 is inserted and keeps the outer ends of the two parts of thehandle normally out of contact with each other and the outer ends of theaws in contact with each other. These two aws and handles combined arepivoted to the strap 22 through holes in the ends 24 by pins 25 in thesame manner as the lifter shown in Fig. 1.

The manner of o )erating the device will be readily understood as whenit is in normal condition and not in use the outer ends of the jaws arein contact with each other and the rear ends of the handle areseparated. The operators simply insert the aws in the socket within thecover and in the grasp to raise the cover it brings the outer ends ofthe handles toward each other and the points of the jaws outward againstthe sides of the socket in the cover.

It will be seen that by means of the strap 22 to which the two parts ofthe handle are pivoted, that there will be no danger of pinching thehand of the operator while the other ends of the two arts of the handleare forced into contact with each other and the handle will be kept coolby the air within the handle and it will readily adjust itself tosockets in covers of different Widths and SIZGS.

Having now described my invention what I claim is 1. An adjustable stovecover lifter, consisting of two parts constituting the jaws and handle aSpring between the two parts, and are pivoted and said stra covering thespace 10 a strap extending longitudinally around the between the twoarts oi the handle. handle to which the two parts are ivoted. Intestimony w ereof I afiix my signature,

2. An adjustable stove cover ifter conin presence of two witnesses.-

' sisting of the combination of a handle made JOHN WERNER in two partswith a jaw for each part,- an

spring between the parts of the handle,- and a l Witnesses:

strap extending longitudinally around the CHARLEs- O. WALLIN, handle towhich the two parts of the lifter LEONARD K. LEWIS.

